Stockton man stabbed by drinking buddy

STOCKTON - Police are looking for a man named Benito who stabbed a 49-year-old man he had been drinking with in the parking lot of a south Stockton bar about 2:45 p.m. Sunday.

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STOCKTON - Police are looking for a man named Benito who stabbed a 49-year-old man he had been drinking with in the parking lot of a south Stockton bar about 2:45 p.m. Sunday.

After the two men were finished drinking, the victim left the area on foot but noticed the man following him. The man then told the victim he was going to kill him, pulled out a knife and stabbed him several times, police said. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.

According to police, the suspect is a 25-year-old Latino male with dark hair and a short and stocky build. The suspect was last seen wearing a black shirt, green jacket and black pants, and police said he stays in Mormon Slough.